WRIT - A No. 1160 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 1160 of 2026 Mukesh Kumar And 19 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Krishna, Surya Kesh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mahendra Narain Singh Court No. - 33 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Abhishek Krishna, learned counsel for the writ petitioner as well as Sri Manish Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Sri Avneesh Tripathi, learned counsel for the Commission. 2. A statement has been made by Sri Manish Kumar, learned Standing Counsel as well as Sri Avneesh Tripathi for the Commission that they do not propose to file any affidavit and the writ petition be decided on the basis of the documents available on record since they are well equipped with the instructions. 3. The case of the writ petitioners who are 20 in number is that an advertisement bearing no. D-6/E-1/2025 dated 22.12.2025 came to be published for filling up of several vacancies including the post of Veterinary Medical Officer. The grievance of the writ petitioner is that in the advertisement itself there is no provision for reservation of OBC Category. 4. Pr